BOBBIE GENTRY Ode To Billie Joe LP CAPITOL 1967 SINGAPORE orig ST-2830
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THIS IS THE 1967-68 SINGAPORE ORIGINAL PRESSING on Capitol 'Blue' label. FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER + FLIPS. The cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear BUT light discolouration/wear on corners/bottom spine, mild creases on edges and on laminated, left spine is without writings, for details see photos. The vinyl is in VG+ condition [some clicks but sounds really great].
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BOBBIE GENTRY
Unique country-pop singer of the 1960s and '70s who remains famous for her mysterious, bluesy ballad "Ode to Billie Joe." Bobbie Gentry is one of the great legends of 1960s popular music, an artist who debuted with an enigmatic, enduring smash hit who then cultivated an idiosyncratic country-pop crossover sound for a few years before retreating from the spotlight, never to be heard from again. That hit was "Ode to Billie Joe," a spare, elastic bit of storytelling that rocketed to number one after its release in 1967. So powerful and popular was "Ode to Billie Joe" that it spun off a film adaptation about a decade after its release, by which time Gentry's career was effectively over. She didn't manage a big pop hit after "Ode to Billie Joe," instead transitioning over to the country charts after her trippy psychedelic-Americana album The Delta Sweete failed to generate hits on either chart. Glen Campbell chose her as a duet partner for a spell in the late '60s -- they had hit covers of the Everly Brothers' "Let It Be Me" and "All I Have to Do Is Dream" -- and as a solo act, she pioneered a splashy fusion of show biz pop and country-funk, a sound that reached its apex on 1969's "Fancy." Reba McEntire later turned "Fancy" into a standard, signaling how deep and pervasive Gentry's influence was: she set the stage for generations of pop-savvy singers who blurred the lines between country and pop.
"ODE TO BILLIE JOE"
Produced by KELLY GORDON
1967-68 LP CAPITOL RECORDS ST 2830
MADE IN SINGAPORE ORIGINAL PRESSING
FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE COVER w/FLIPS
NOTES: Label says Made in Singapore by EMI Records (SEA) Ltd.
Catalog number on jacket: ST 2830 Catalog number on labels: ST-2830
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LABEL: CAPITOL - LIGHT BLUE LABEL w/DOME LOGO on TOP- BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: ST 2830
Catalog on labels: ST-2830 ST1-2830 / ST-2830 ST2-2830
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched/Stamped): ST-1-2830-A1 #2 I AM(inside a triangle)
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched/Stamped): ST-2-2830-B2 #3 I AM(inside a triangle)
On labels: please, for details see dedicated pictures
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits + Notes
Capitol's New Improved............before!
Manufactured by Capitol............. ST 2830
tracklist: please, for tracklist see pictures
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Gentry's debut LP, which went to number one on the pop charts, was a promising but not wholly satisfying disc, with the singer penning all but one of the songs. Inevitably, the title track dwarfed everything else by comparison, but a greater problem was that several of the other tunes recycled variations of the "Ode to Billie Joe" riff. On the other hand, "Mississippi Delta" is gloriously tough, throaty swamp rock; few other women pop singers have sounded as raw. Other good cuts were "I Saw an Angel Die," an effective mating of Gentry's country-blues guitar riffs and low-key orchestration, and the jazz waltz-timed "Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You." Her vocals are poised and husky throughout the record, on which she was definitely on the right track -- one that she was quickly diverted from, into more MOR-oriented sounds...(AllMusic)
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